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The project has developed a yard capacity model for macro-level analysis. The study considers the detailed sequence and scheduling in classification yards and their impacts on yard capacities simulate typical freight railroad terminals, and statistically analyses of the historical and simulated data regarding dwell-time and traffic flows.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) developed the Texas Statewide Analysis Model (SAM) to provide analysis andforecasting capabilities of passenger and commodity/freight movements in Texas. The SAM provides data and results at a levelthat ...

The report examines sustainable supply chains in North America and the role played by rail intermodaloperations in lowering ten-mile fuel and emission costs. It examines whether current systems favor importsover exports – a current complaint from s...

Study 0-5068 examined corridor improvement initiatives at all Texas seaports contemplating future container operations, with a primary focus on rail systems and current facilities under the Port of Houston Authority (POHA). This is the final study re...

The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of intermodal freight service in Montana with respect to the potential demand for such service, obstacles to its implementation, and incentives that might be appropriate to promote it. St...

"This report is the result of a two-part study intended to provide input to WYDOT’s long-term planning process for the I-80 facility. The first phase of the study involved an on-the-ground freight survey of over 2,000 truckers traveling eastbound a...